What If Texas Became Its Own Country?

What if Texas left the United States and became its own country? Overnight, America would lose 31 million people, the eighth-largest economy on Earth, and more than 40% of its oil. But could Texas actually survive alone? From day one to ten years later, we follow what would happen to its borders, its money, its military, and its relationship with the country it left behind. In this video: - Texas was already a country once - Day one: a brand new border - Week one: dollar or new currency? - Year one: a $2.9 trillion economy - Who keeps the military bases? - Would America even allow it? - Ten years later: two possible futures Would an independent Texas survive? Tell us what you think in the comments. Subscribe to Atlaseta for more maps, borders, and "what if" stories about our world. #Texas #WhatIf #Geography